What color is #36423C?

#36423C is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #36423C?

The RGB value is 54, 66, 60: 54 red, 66 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #36423C?

The complementary color is #42363C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #36423C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#36423C color

#36423C rgb(54, 66, 60)

Shades of gray

The hex color #36423C is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 25.9% green and 23.5% blue (54, 66, 60).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 10% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.49:1).

#36423C color codes

HEX	`#36423C`
RGB	`rgb(54, 66, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 25.9%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 10%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 18%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 9%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.75, -6.33, 2.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.75, 6.65, 162.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.285, 5.007, 5.015)`
Decimal	`3555900`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #36423C, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #36423C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#36423C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #36423C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #36423c; }
.text { color: #36423c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #36423c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 66 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #36423c, #364242); }

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Questions

What color is #36423C?: #36423C is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #36423C?: The RGB value is 54, 66, 60: 54 red, 66 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #36423C?: The complementary color is #42363C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #36423C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.